“Our firm has offered a very specific set of forensic accounting services for many years, but with the launch of this new division and the hiring of Brian Hedges we’re really taking our commitment to this type of service to a completely different and exciting level,” Managing Partner Mark Kovaleski said in a statement.

With 50 certified public accountants locally, Mengel, Metzger Barr ranks third on the Rochester Business Journal’s most recent list of local CPA firms.